WHS student banned from campus

Saturday

TRINITY — A student at Wheatmore High School in Trinity has been banned from the school after administrators said the student made a list of other students to harm.

Students from both Wheatmore and Trinity High School were on the list, according to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. The parents of the students on the list have been notified.

The unidentified student attended Wheatmore High School and has not been back to school since the list came to light.

The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has said that it is taking precautions to ensure the safety of all students attending Randolph County schools.

Sheriff Robert Graves posted the following message to Facebook on Friday:

“The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office and the Randolph County School Administration received information that a Wheatmore High School student had disclosed a list of students they intended to harm. Due to the serious nature of this list, action was taken to prohibit the student from returning to any campus and notify the parents of those students on the list. The list was comprised of both Wheatmore and Trinity High School students. The list was not found on any campus, was not transmitted to any person and the student that made the list has not been on any campus since the information was located.

“The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office and the Randolph County School Administration have taken every precaution to ensure the safety of ALL students attending Randolph County Schools. The student’s parent has also been cooperating with every aspect of the investigation. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has been working diligently with the District Attorney’s Office since learning this information. The investigation is ongoing and details we are providing are limited to this initial release, including the names of those involved.”

Randolph County School Superintendent Dr. Stephen Gainey commented on the situation Saturday.

“As soon as the administration at Wheatmore High School learned about this situation, a thorough investigation was immediately started,” he said. “In addition, the school’s administration immediately contacted the leadership of the school system and the school’s School Resource Officer (SRO). As a result, the school’s SRO and other members of the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department worked closely with the school’s administration and the leadership of the school system throughout this investigation.

“Please note that the student in question has not been on any school’s campus at any time since the school’s administration became aware of this situation. Also, the list involved in this situation was not found on any school’s campus.

“However, due to this situation being a confidential student matter, our school system cannot discuss this situation in greater detail. Our school system is doing everything possible to maintain safe school campuses for our students and staff members.

“The safety of our students and staff members always will be our top priority.”

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